The settlement house movement, launched at the end of the nineteenth century by men and women of the upper middle class, began as an attempt to understand and i
In 1889, while many Americans were disdainful of newly arrived immigrants, Jane Addams established Hull-House as a refuge for Chicago's poor. The settlement hou
This group biography explores the lives, work, and personal relations of nine white, middle- and upper-middle-class women who were involved in the first decade
In 1889, while many Americans were disdainful of newly arrived immigrants, Jane Addams established Hull-House as a refuge for Chicago's poor. The settlement hou